The 51%

The Gender Divide: Record number of women running in US midterms

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By: Annette Young Follow | Colin IDIER | Julien SAUVAGET | Gaëlle ESSOO | Stéphanie CHEVAL

America has become increasingly polarised over the controversial appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Annette Young heads to Washington, DC, and asks what impact it will have on next month’s midterms as a record number of women are running for Congress.